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NorthforkMO

A town of 235.

Population
235
residents
Median home value
$269K
Census ACS
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
22.2
years
Land area
33 sq mi
Small town

235 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Northfork

Most working residents leave Northfork for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsburg (11%), Lamar (10%) and Liberal (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Northfork0%
Pittsburg11%
Lamar10%
Liberal5%
Joplin5%
20 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Northfork
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.

76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
76High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Northfork has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–46°
Spring46–68°
Summer67–88°
Fall47–70°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+0.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Northfork is

Northfork beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better18 too close to call14 worse
What stands outNorthforkMO
More adults with COPD11.3%8%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth22.1%15.8%
More smokers20.8%16%
Cox Barton County Hospital
7.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

1.2% of Northfork is conserved land

5.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

1.2%conserved
1.2%
conserved · 258 of 21,056 acres
5.8 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Northfork for work

Where Northfork’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Pittsburg Pittsburg 11% 10% → Lamar Lamar 10% 5% → Liberal Liberal 5% 5% → Joplin Joplin 5% 5% → Springfield Springfield 5% 4% → Carthage Carthage 4% Northfork · 0% stay
0jobs based in Northfork
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Northfork

Township in the American state of Missouri

Northfork Township is a township in Barton County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 256. The township takes its name from the North Fork of the Spring River.

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Population
301
Area
33 sq mi
Elevation
935 ft

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